I’m organising a dip…
To make the Great British Skinny Dip a success we need dippers … and LOTS OF THEM!
On this page, you will find information about finding a venue and hosting an event. This is also the place for your to register your event.
WHAT KIND OF VENUES ARE WE LOOKING FOR?
Anywhere you can swim safely. Outdoor or wild locations are perfect so let’s include lakes and tarns, rivers, open-air lidos, and beaches. Nothing wrong with indoor locations - and sometimes with the British weather they can be preferable - so we want to include swimming pools in leisure centres, waterparks, and municipal and school pools.
WON’T THE STAFF/LIFEGUARDS BE EMBARRASSED?
Some venues worry about this or imagine that they'll have trouble staffing nude swim sessions, but that's rare – Naturist swims happen all around the country every week with a full complement of lifeguards who adjust to the nudity after only a few minutes. We are sometimes asked if staff/lifeguards have to be nude too – of course not, but no one would mind if they were…
IS IT LEGAL?
Being naked is totally normal, acceptable and….legal! Whether you wish to wear your birthday suit in your garden, out for a walk or whilst splashing about for a Great British Skinny Dip, providing that you have no intention to cause alarm and distress, you are free to express your beautiful self as you wish. The law is on your side. British Naturism have worked extensively with the College of Policing to make sure that the police are very aware of the law around Naturism.
HOW DO WE DEAL WITH PRIVACY?
We are firm believers that being naked in public or private should not be deemed as shameful. So you shouldn’t need to obscure views into the pool area for your event but we do appreciate that some venues and participants may prefer screening to be in place, if this is the case - absolutely do so.
ISN’T SWIMMING NAKED UNHYGIENIC?
No, it's the opposite. In fact it’s much easier to make a naked body clean from a pre-swim shower than when wearing a costume. In spa venues across Europe it is mandatory to be naked!
If you have any concerns, just contact us